In the wake of cuts to federal food-safety programs, California leafy greens farmers are looking to assure consumers that mandatory, government-enforced food-safety practices are taking place on their farms every day. The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement was featured in a segment of CBS Sunday Morning to demonstrate how California leafy greens farmers are proactively working to ensure the safety of their products. As part of the segment, reporter David Pogue visited the cabbage farm of Jack Vessey in Holtville, CA, and spoke with LGMA CEO Tim York about the mandatory food-safety

SAN DIEGO — Shipments of Mexican table grapes from Sonora will be up in 2025 over 2024, with volumes starting slowly during the early part of the season before picking up around June. The Asociación Agrícola Local de Productores de Uva de Mesa, better known by the acronym AALPUM, which handles the marketing of table grapes from Mexico, announced that overall volume should be slightly higher in 2025, up 1.4 percent from last season’s 22.7 million boxes. The forecast was provided by AALPUM Chairman Roberto Mazon Caballero during the annual Mexico Table Grapes Spring Summit, held here April 4. He

The much anticipated 1-800-Flowers.com Mother's Day 2025 Gift Ideas Look Book has arrived, unveiling a thoughtful array of Mother's Day gifts across the company’s family of brands – 1-800-Flowers.com, Harry & David, PersonalizationMall.com, Cheryl’s Cookies and so much more. Featuring a curated selection of meaningful offerings that show love and appreciation, this year’s guide is filled with effortless gifting solutions designed to celebrate all amazing moms – because moms deserve the best. From the most popular Mother’s Day flowers and floral bouquets (the company will deliver 17.8 million

The American Floral Endowment has announced a memorial tribute to honor the life and contributions of Herman Meinders, a visionary entrepreneur, devoted philanthropist and esteemed leader in the floral industry. Herman died March 30, 2025, at the age of 87. This tribute was established by AFE Past Chairman Red Kennicott of Kennicott Brothers, a longtime friend of Herman’s, in recognition of his profound impact. Born and raised in Pipestone, Minnesota, Herman’s journey from a small farming community to a leader in the floral industry is a testament to his determination and vision. With just 20

As Mexico’s table grape season gets ready to kick off, The Produce News caught up with Sun World Chief Executive Officer Bernardo Calvo, who discussed the partnership between Sun World and Divine Flavor (and its grower Grupo Alta) and the shared vision the two have to deliver premium quality grapes to consumers. THE PRODUCE NEWS: Explain the relationship between Sun World and Grupo Alta/Divine Flavor, and what has been the key to the long-lasting relationship between David Marguleas and Alan Aguirre, two visionaries of the grape industry? BERNARDO CALVO: The relationship between Sun World and

Heritable Agriculture, Paul J. Mastronardi and Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV), have partnered to develop an advanced strawberry improvement program for greenhouse and tabletop varieties. This partnership represents a trifecta of expertise and capabilities essential for a successful breeding program, marrying the genetics and germplasm knowledge of CIV, the AI-driven breeding models and machine learning expertise of Heritable Agriculture, and the production assets, distribution network and leadership in indoor strawberry production of Mastronardi. By uniting germplasm, AI expertise and